The company plans to have a job profile ready by mid-November for the school board to provide opinions and approve. The company will then advertise the opening and recruit candidates nationwide until Feb. 1.

PROACT will screen candidates and eliminate those who are not qualified, then pick about eight to 15 semifinalists, whom the advisory committee will interview and narrow to about three to five finalists.

The school board will pick a superintendent on March 12.

Community meetings to gather opinions on the superintendent search started Monday.

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